Spain test will be toughest yet - Terry

England travel to Seville with confidence and optimism high following a hugely impressive start to Capello's reign, which has seen the Three Lions go from Euro 2008 qualifying failures to one of the continent's most in-form sides - but on Wednesday they will come up against a team who are arguably a cut above any other national side on the planet.

When asked if he thought it was England's biggest test to see how far they had come under Capello, the Chelsea centre-back said: "I think so. I think we're moving in the right direction with our recent performances and our recent results. We're playing very well, but this is a big test against one of the best sides in the world. "

Not only did Spain conquer Europe last summer and take over as FIFA's number one ranked team, but they are also on a remarkable 28-match unbeaten run, 26 of which have ended in victories.

It promises to be as tough a challenge as England have faced in the last few years, and Terry for one is under no illusions just how hard it could be at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

He added: "They've proved that with the quality they have throughout their squad, players like Xavi, (Fernando) Torres, David Villa, (Carles) Puyol, fantastic players who can keep the ball and frustrate teams."

Terry was an unused substitute the last time England met Spain two years ago at Old Trafford.

Then, a solitary Andres Iniesta strike in the second half earned Spain their first win on English soil since 1981, and was actually the start of the Iberian nation's current long unbeaten run.

Terry remembers the game well.

"I think we found out the last time that they keep the ball very well and it's hard to get the ball back, so we need to make sure we don't give the ball away too easily. When we get it we attack and not to be too scared of them," he said.